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This colorful and bright specimen comes from remote Taseq Slope in the Ilimaussaq Complex of Greenland, where you will find the highly sought-after “Fantasy Rock.” Found only in this specific area, these rocks are known for their intense array of colors and glow under UV light.
This piece features rich, heavy blue analcime coverage with tugtupite that fluoresces a deep cherry red under shortwave UV and a salmon-orange under longwave. The delicate veining on this material clearly illustrates tugtupite replacing chkalovite and offers up fascinating “eye” patterns. Chkalovite shows up in green under midwave and as the rarer, pearly white variety, forming eye-like patterns surrounded by tugtupite. You’ll also findminor orange fluorescent sodalite and streaks of black arfvedsonite running throughout the matrix.
Under midwave UV, the tugtupite displays two different colors - the typical lilac purple and also a light salmon-orange.
Both tugtupite and sodalite glow brightly under longwave UV. The specimen also displays some tenebrescence, adding another layer of visual interest depending on light exposure.
Fantasy Rock typically contains a mix of tugtupite, sodalite, chkalovite, and analcime—this specimen has them all. It's a great example of the kind of mineral combination that makes this location so unique and collectible.